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Coal and the Coast, 9781927145265
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An observer’s account of the Pike River coal mine explosion that killed 29 miners on New Zealand’s South Island. It questions what the deaths mean for workplace health and safety. It also analyses the economic and political aspects associated with mining in New Zealand.

Coal and the Coast

a reflection on the pike river disaster

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    114 pages

  • Release Date

    1 February 2012

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Summary

The bodies of 29 men are still entombed in the collapsed Pike River mine, more than a year after the tragic explosion and fire of 19 November 2010. What do their deaths mean for workplace health and safety? Is there a future for coalmining in this era of climate change? How has the Coast changed from the centre of radicalism it represented in the early 20th century? What is the way forward for a region that has felt betrayed by a succession of political decisions and developments over several decades?

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781927145265
ISBN-10:1927145260
Author:Paul Maunder
Publisher:Canterbury University Press
Imprint:Canterbury University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:114
Release Date:1 February 2012
Weight:250g
Dimensions:240mm x 170mm
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About The Author

Paul Maunder

Paul Maunder is a writer and director of plays and films. He is currently involved with the Blackball Museum of Working Class History and is the author of the short-story collection Tornado.

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